Banks and the Fed's Duration Trap
Atlanta | Is a conundrum worse than a dilemma? One of the more important and least discussed factors affecting the financial markets is...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 26, 2017
- 6 min
The Yellen Put
New York | The term “Greenspan Put” was coined after the stock market crash of 1987 and the subsequent bailout of Long Term Capital...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 20, 2017
- 6 min
Is Multifamily Lending a Threat to US Banks?
Trump Pavilion from the Van Wyck Expressway New York | Q: Besides stocks, what asset class has benefitted the most from the radical...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 12, 2017
- 7 min
The Interview: Leland Miller on China & the Coming Trade War
President Donald Trump just completed a relatively upbeat swing through Asia, but made some ominous references to future trade action in...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 6, 2017
- 6 min
Narrative vs Debt: Tesla & GE
Writing this week in Barron’s, Harvard economist Martin Feldstein nails the proverbial issue of excessive debt square on when he notes...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 29, 2017
- 6 min
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Bank America
New York | During our travels over the past two weeks, we tried to keep up with the financial press, particularly the growing sense of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 22, 2017
- 7 min
Mortgage Finance: Crime & Punishment
Tomás de Torquemada (1420-1498) “Assassins Creed” Denver | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is in Rocky Mountain country for the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 16, 2017
- 6 min
Asset Prices & Monetary Policy in an Irrational World
The Hague | Almost as soon as it started, the excitement surrounding earnings for financials in Q3 2017 dissipated like air leaving a...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 9, 2017
- 8 min
Bank Earnings: QE Means "Lower for Longer"
Happy Columbus Day! Last week financials continued their relentless march toward the sky as investors chased the happy prospect of higher...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 1, 2017
- 7 min
CDO Redux: Credit Spreads & Financial Fraud
“The great wheel of circulation is altogether different from the goods which are circulated by means of it. The revenue of the society...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 25, 2017
- 5 min
Citigroup: Expanding Multiples, Flat Margins
New York | We start the week in downtown Manhattan with a presentation to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers in...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 18, 2017
- 7 min
Experian, Equifax & TransUnion want to sell you new mortgage credit scores
Washington | Some of the housing industry’s largest trade groups reportedly want housing finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 11, 2017
- 5 min
Goldman Sachs & the Volcker Rule
Austin | Last week we heard optimistic noises coming from some of the top executives in the world of mortgage finance at the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 5, 2017
- 8 min
The Interview: Paul Murphy, Cadence Bancorporation
Brooklyn | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to Paul Murphy, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director,...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 29, 2017
- 5 min
Fed Chairs & Credit Bubbles
New York | Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s defense of the benefits of regulation last week in Jackson Hole probably killed her chances for...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 22, 2017
- 6 min
Mortgage Finance Update: Winter is Here
New York | After several weeks on the road talking to mortgage professionals and business owners, below is an update on the world of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 14, 2017
- 7 min
The Interview: George Gleason, Bank of the Ozarks
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to George Gleason, II, Chairman and CEO of Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZRK). ...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 11, 2017
- 7 min
Housing & Mobility
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe." Thomas Jefferson New York |...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 7, 2017
- 5 min
The Volcker Rule & the London Whale
"It is not down in any map; true places never are." Moby Dick Herman Melville San Diego | News reports that prosecutors have dropped...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 31, 2017
- 6 min
Europe's Banking Dysfunction Worsens
“While the US and the UK have been mired in political chaos this year, the EU has enjoyed improved economic conditions and some political...
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